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I agree with Michael. While it is marred by certain secular influences, I don't think there is anything in the declaration that aims to effect a change in the government or even to prevent persecution, though I'm sure some of the drafters and signatories have such goals. It is more a commitment to resist the pressures in secular society to effect changes in our " institutions", whatever that means. The problem is that the statement still carries assumptions in it that reflect a compromise with worldly politics, especially the talk of "rights" and "religious liberty" as eternal "truths" to be defended. Unfortunately, much of American Christianity is tied up in ideology stemming from the Enlightenment age. Defending the Gospel in terms of "rights" and "liberty" reinforces this situation, and reinforces the perception of the Gospel as one option among many. This statement will be forgotten pretty soon.